Chile Protest Photos

People march during a protest by students demanding access to free quality public education in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. (Aliosha Marquez)

People walk past next to a burning public booth during student demonstrations in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Aug. 4, 2011. Riot police battled high school and university students in the streets of Chile's capital on Thursday, firing water cannons and tear gas and using officers on horseback to break up flaming barricades. At least 527 people were detained, authorities said. (Pablo Villagra)

Protestors work to take down a street sign during student demonstrations in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Aug. 4, 2011. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter and other Chilean authorities had warned that Thursday's marches were considered illegal and would be met with force. The students, pressing for major changes to Chile's underfunded and unequal public education system, insisted on marching anyway, setting up barricades with burning tires at a dozen points around the city and paralyzing traffic.

Protesters clash with police during a student protest in Santiago, Chile, Thursday July 14, 2011. High school and university students have been protesting for days to press for demands including free public transit passes and better quality education. (Luis Hidalgo)

Students take part in a protest against the government in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, July 14, 2011. Students staged a demonstration on the streets demanding for changes in the public state education system. Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, beset by mass student protests over education standards and costs seen threatening his legislative agenda, proposed a $4 billion fund for higher education. Reuters

A student is hit by a water balloon during a massive water fight, known as "Massive bombing by the education" in protest against the government in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, July 27, 2011. Students staged the demonstration on the streets demanding for changes in the public state education system. Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, beset by mass student protests over education standards and costs seen threatening his legislative agenda, proposed a $4 billion fund for higher education. Reuters

Riot police detain a demonstrator during a student protest in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Aug. 4, 2011. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter and other Chilean authorities had warned that Thursday's marches were considered illegal and would be met with force. The students, pressing for major changes to Chile's underfunded and unequal public education system, insisted on marching anyway, setting up barricades with burning tires at a dozen points around the city and paralyzing traffic. While many tried to peacefully hold their ground, some hooded demonstrators threw rocks at police cars and passing buses. At least 133 people were detained, authorities said. AP

A student takes part in a carnival-themed protest demanding changes to the country's education system, in Santiago July 12, 2011. Led by students demanding cheaper and better state education, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of the capital Santiago and Chile's main cities in recent weeks. The placard reads, "Education is not for sale. No more profit." Reuters

A demonstrator runs from police officers during a student protest in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Aug. 4, 2011. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter and other Chilean authorities had warned that Thursday's marches were considered illegal and would be met with force. The students, pressing for major changes to Chile's underfunded and unequal public education system, insisted on marching anyway, setting up barricades with burning tires at a dozen points around the city and paralyzing traffic. While many tried to peacefully hold their ground, some hooded demonstrators threw rocks at police cars and passing buses. At least 133 people were detained, authorities said. AP

Two women [sic, person at left has a goatee] show their “passion for education,” by sharing a kiss during a gathering of over 500 students in the Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday July 6, 2011. Students and educators rejected a proposal by Chile's President Sebastián Piñera in which he proposed to create an education fund of 4 billion U.S. dollars financed partly by Chile's copper exports. (Aliosha Marquez)

Two residents uses a water tank to protect themselves from the force of the Police water cannon during a protest in Dichato, a coastal town about 310 miles (500 kms) south of Santiago, Chile, Thursday, July 21, 2011. Anti-riot Police clashed with Dichato residents as they protested for the delay in the reconstruction of their homes destroyed during the 2010 earthquake and tsunami. (Felix Alonso)

Riot police persuade two Mapuche Indian women to climb down a ladder after they tried to hang a protest banner on a window of La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, Thursday July 28, 2011. The women, who were arrested, were protesting the police presence in their community. Their ethnic group once numbered 16 million people before Spain colonized Chile. Now there are about 900,000 remaining in southern Chile, where companies occupy the land and most of the Mapuche live in poverty.

Students scuffle with riot police outside the Education Minister in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Chile's President Sebastian Pinera announced Tuesday night a package aimed to improve college education which includes a fund of 4 million US dollars. (Luis Hidalgo)

A student gestures during a protest demanding improvements in Chile's educational system in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. High school and university students have been protesting for days to press for demands including free public transit passes and better quality education. (Luis Hidalgo)

A protester wearing a pig mask shows fake money during a student protest in Santiago, Chile, Thursday July 14, 2011. High school and university students have been protesting for days to press for demands including free public transit passes and better quality education. (Luis Hidalgo)

A protester wearing a mask in the likeness of Chile's President Sebastian Pinera points an umbrella at the camera during a protest by students in Santiago, Chile, Thursday July 14, 2011. High school and university students have been protesting for days to press for demands including free public transit passes and better quality education. (Luis Hidalgo)

EDS NOTE OBSCENE GESTURE - A protester gestures to police standing behind a gate to protect a shopping center during a student protest in Santiago, Chile, Thursday July 14, 2011. High school and university students have been protesting for days to press for demands including free public transit passes and better quality education. (Luis Hidalgo)

Residents are dispersed as the Police uses a water cannon during a protest in Dichato, a coastal town about 310 miles (500 kms) south of Santiago, Chile, Thursday, July 21, 2011. Anti-riot Police clashed with Dichato residents as they protested for the delay in the reconstruction of their homes destroyed during the 2010 earthquake and tsunami. (Felix Alonso)

Students kiss during a protest called 'Kiss Party' against the education system in Santiago on July 6, 2011. Although Chilean President Sebastian Pinera proposed Tuesday a national agreement on education and announced the injection of 4000 million dollars, raising its budget in a 40 percent, students demand schools and universities in Chile to be with no profit motive.